diff --git a/roles/ara-report/README.rst b/roles/ara-report/README.rst
index 3bfcd1389..c8504107b 100644
--- a/roles/ara-report/README.rst
+++ b/roles/ara-report/README.rst
@@ -51,9 +51,7 @@ If ARA is enabled, generates a report or saves a copy of the ARA database.
 .. _mimetypes: https://opendev.org/opendev/puppet-openstackci/src/commit/5fe1f3d2d5e40c2458721e7dcf8631d62ea2525f/templates/logs.vhost.erb#L24
 
 .. zuul:rolevar:: ara_report_path
-   :default: ``ara``
-
-   This path is relative to the root of the log directory.
+   :default: ``{{ zuul.executor.log_root }}/ara``
 
    When report_type is 'html' directory where the HTML report will be generated.
    When report_type is 'database', directory where the database is saved.
diff --git a/roles/ara-report/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/ara-report/defaults/main.yaml
index 6e83c0649..e420b378c 100644
--- a/roles/ara-report/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/ara-report/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ ara_report_type: 'html'
 # Note that when using 'database', an ARA web application can load the database
 # dynamically. See the ARA documentation for details:
 # https://ara.readthedocs.io/en/latest/advanced.html#serving-ara-sqlite-databases-over-http
-# This path is relative to the root of the log directory.
-ara_report_path: 'ara'
+ara_report_path: '{{ zuul.executor.log_root }}/ara'
 
 # When report_type is 'html', whether to compress the ARA HTML output or not
 ara_compress_html: true
diff --git a/roles/ara-report/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/ara-report/tasks/main.yaml
index 8e5742d27..b0463f091 100644
--- a/roles/ara-report/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/ara-report/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     - name: Warn if ARA is not installed
       debug:
         msg: |
-          ARA is not installed on the executor node, no report will be available.
+          ARA is not installed, no report will be available.
       when: ara_installed.rc != 0
 
     - name: Check that the ARA database exists
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@
           It is likely that no report will be available, please verify the
           execution and the parameters of the role for details.
 
-- name: Prefix the log path with the log root
-  set_fact:
-    final_ara_report_path: "{{ zuul.executor.log_root }}/{{ ara_report_path }}"
-
 - when:
     - ara_installed.rc == 0
     - ara_db.stat.exists
@@ -48,7 +44,7 @@
     # Always generate (true), never (false) or only on failure ('failure')
     # Additionally cover for edge cases where zuul_success might be undefined
     - name: Generate ARA HTML output
-      command: "{{ ara_report_executable }} generate html {{ final_ara_report_path }}"
+      command: "{{ ara_report_executable }} generate html {{ ara_report_path }}"
       environment:
         ARA_DATABASE: "sqlite:///{{ ara_database_path }}"
       when: ara_report_run | bool or
@@ -56,7 +52,7 @@
       register: ara_generated
 
     - name: Compress ARA HTML output
-      command: gzip --recursive --best {{ final_ara_report_path }}
+      command: gzip --recursive --best {{ ara_report_path }}
       when:
         - ara_compress_html | bool
         - not ara_generated is skipped
@@ -83,11 +79,11 @@
   block:
     - name: Create the ARA database report directory
       file:
-        path: "{{ final_ara_report_path }}"
+        path: "{{ ara_report_path }}"
         state: directory
 
     - name: Save the ARA database
-      command: cp {{ ara_database_path }} {{ final_ara_report_path }}
+      command: cp {{ ara_database_path }} {{ ara_report_path }}
     - name: Return ARA report
       zuul_return:
         data: